Chicken with Mushrooms and Beans. Boneless chicken bites sauteed with garlic, mushrooms, diced tomatoes, and cannellini beans and served over sorghum.
Welcome to the sixth recipe in our Chicken with Cannellini Beans series of recipes. In this version, Chicken with Mushrooms and Beans, we are using mushrooms and diced tomatoes to change up this dish. This recipe is a subtle change, as the first version of this recipe calls for just diced tomatoes and beans. However, a small change like this really does make a completely different dish and eating experience.
Look for more recipes to be coming out in this series, Chicken with Cannellini Beans.
There’s something about a dish that brings together hearty ingredients in one pan—it just feels like home. Chicken with mushrooms and beans is one of those meals. It’s simple, satisfying, and packed with flavor, but the best part? It comes together without much effort, making it perfect for a weeknight dinner or even a casual get-together.
Growing up in my Italian-American family, meals like this were a staple. My mom always had a way of turning basic ingredients—like a few chicken breasts, whatever beans were in the pantry, and a handful of mushrooms—into something that tasted like it had been planned for days. And now, whenever I make a dish like this, I can’t help but think of those family dinners, where the food was rich and comforting, but the company was even better.
NOTE
Before beginning the recipe remember to read the “Invent Your Recipe” section below for additional suggestions, recipe combinations, or ingredient alternatives.
How To Make Chicken With Mushrooms And Beans
Preparing the Chicken:
- In a large skillet or pot, add in the olive oil and bring to a high heat. Next, add the garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Next, add the chicken and sauté on all sides until golden brown, mixing occasionally for 5-7 minutes.
Bringing it all Together:
- Continuing on high heat, add the mushrooms, diced tomatoes, cannellini beans, salt, and ground black pepper to the skillet or pot.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for 8 minutes, mixing occasionally, or until the thickness of the sauce is to your liking
How to Serve Chicken with Mushrooms and Beans:
- Serve the chicken with mushrooms and beans with broccoli or another green vegetable. Also, add in your favorite grain like brown rice, quinoa, sorghum, or buckwheat.
INVENT YOUR RECIPE
For this chicken with mushrooms and beans recipe, I am using cannellini beans because it is part of the base recipe. However, you can switch out the cannellini beans for another type such as kidney, navy, pinto, or great northern.
I kept this dish simple by using only 8 ingredients. However, feel free to add in more vegetables besides the mushrooms and tomatoes. To name a few, I recommend trying onions, peppers, asparagus, green beans, zucchini, eggplant, broccoli, carrots, and spinach.
The recipe is names chicken with mushrooms, but, like all my dishes use what you have in the house. This recipe will also work well with pork bites, beef bites, turkey bites, or shrimp.
For more ideas like this chicken with mushrooms and beans dish check out our chicken recipes page.
The Recipe
Chicken with Mushrooms and Beans
Ingredients
- 4 cloves garlic sliced
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 boneless chicken breasts cut into ½-inch pieces
- 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 1 can diced tomatoes strained, 15-16 ounces
- 1 can cannellini beans with liquid, 15-16 ounces
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
Preparing the Chicken:
- In a large skillet or pot, add in the olive oil and bring to a high heat. Next, add the garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Next, add the chicken and sauté on all sides until golden brown, mixing occasionally for 5-7 minutes.
Bringing it all Together:
- Continuing on high heat, add the mushrooms, diced tomatoes, cannellini beans, salt, and ground black pepper to the skillet or pot.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for 8 minutes, mixing occasionally, or until the thickness of the sauce is to your liking
How to Serve Chicken with Mushrooms and Beans:
- Serve the chicken with mushrooms and beans with broccoli or another green vegetable. Also, add in your favorite grain like brown rice, quinoa, sorghum, or buckwheat.
Invent Your Recipe
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